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@xinit @wendigo @bookstodon Yeah, that's way too much. On the other extreme, I've read 250-300 page books that took forever, because they became such a slog after awhile, but then I get that whole sunk cost fallacy thing going and make myself power through.

@joyce @bookstodon Ah, another traveler on The Rouse train! Yeah, I'm about 800 pages in, and I have no idea what's going to happen next.

@wendigo @bookstodon

It's a true time commitment, and you can lose flow if you have to stop and start a lot.

I've read a few books that didn't feel nearly as long as they were:

11/22/63, Stephen King

1Q84, Haruki Murakami

2666, Roberto Bolaño

Wayward, Chuck Wendig

But, most? You can definitely feel it.

@GramrgednAngel @bookstodon I'm excited about it! Just surprised, because that was the first SGJ I ever read.

@ReadingTheDots @bookstodon It was interesting to me, because that was my parent's generation, and I have to imagine what it must have been like, and how it must have felt.

@lastrobot @bookstodon I hope you enjoy it.

@DrOinOR @bookstodon wow! I hope it clicks with you. You will definitely understand the Japanese cultural references better than I did. I had no idea what a "hostess bar" was, for instance.

(I'm also a huge fan of Murakami, like the Japanese version of Kafka and Bulgakov.)

@Star12Mt @bookstodon oh my goodness! I have definitely done 1.5 x speed, but never double speed! Wow.

@Star12Mt @bookstodon I am dying to read Miéville's new book! So glad you got a copy so quickly.

@petros @bookstodon Honestly, we could use at some cosy versions in nearly all genres.

@nazokiyoubinbou @bookstodon 😁 I'm with you on the handwriting thing. How often do we write by hand anymore?

I think it's probably only in graphic novels that we see variations in lettering that include cursive. I've seen different fonts used in novels, but I've only seen cursive used in graphic novels.

@magi_le @bookstodon I also find this conversation fascinating.

I keep hoping to be hired to read historical documents in cursive, like an archeologist reading hieroglyphics!

@QueenOfTheCroneAge @bookstodon I'd do anything for that kid. I worry so much about his tender heart, because the world does not treat empaths kindly.

@QueenOfTheCroneAge @bookstodon It broke my heart when he developed such an attachment to Franklin in the Peanuts holiday specials, not just because he could see himself reflected, but because he knew that Franklin would need a friend. And he wanted to be that friend.

He's a remarkable soul. Never known anyone like him. He will do great things.